Resilience isn’t just something Hugh van Cuylenburg teaches – it’s something he practises on the starting blocks at Stawell When Hugh van Cuylenburg stood on stage at the Sydney Opera House in front of 3,300 people last year, he wasn’t nervous. Forty-eight hours later, standing quietly in the marshalling area
Read more..There is a quiet confidence about Team Ireland this season. Based out of Ringwood and led by long-time coach Todd Ireland, the stable has built a reputation for consistency, family loyalty and producing athletes who peak when it matters. This year, two names sit firmly in the conversation heading towards
Read more..Relaxed Martin chasing Stawell dream in Powercor Women’s Gift Despite growing up surrounded by Stawell Gift history, Halle Martin insists she isn’t putting extra pressure on herself ahead of this year’s Powercor Women’s Gift. For the Ballarat sprinter, Easter at Central Park has always felt like a natural part of
Read more..Forty years ago, on Easter Monday 1986, Glenn Chapman crossed the line at Central Park and etched his name into the history of the Stawell Gift. The image of that moment, chest forward, arms in the air, remains one of the enduring photographs in the Stawell Gift Almanac. But behind the
Read more..As Easter approaches and the professional running circuit turns its attention to Central Park, one interstate squad is quietly building serious momentum. The S Squad from the NSW Central Coast, coached by Daniel Sammut and based out of Mingara Athletics Centre in Tumbi Umbi, is enjoying a dream season and
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